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Exclusive New Video From The Porchlight Sessions

Another great update from the bluegrass music documentary The Porchlight Sessions has just been posted featuring a beautiful performance from Abigail Washburn, check it below. The Kickstarter Campaign still needs your support. Donate here and spread the word everywhere that you can! The Porchlight Sessions are on Facebook and Twitter so be sure to post and re-post, tweet and re-tweet!

Anna and the team are constantly adding great new rewards. Trampled by Turtles has donated signed vinyl copies of their new release Stars and Satellites for donors at the $200 donor mark and Deering banjos has donated several banjos that will be autographed by one or more of the featured banjo players in the film. You can check out the other fantastic pledge incentives here.

We highly encourage you to be a part of this effort and for those that have already donated and helped spread the word – keep up the great work.

With over 75 musicians, 10 states and 4 festivals represented in the film, The Porchlight Sessions is a unique and contemporary portrait of the bluegrass community that is attracting new audiences like never before. Artists appearing in the film include icons from the first generation such as Ralph Stanley, Doc Watson and Bobby Osborne through modern masters such as Bela Fleck, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas and relative newcomers Crooked Still, Trampled by Turtles, Mumford & Sons and the Infamous Stringdusters.

The Porchlight Sessions is currently enlisting the help of Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for independent projects, to complete the post-production process and license the archival music and imagery. The film's needs are great and varied but not insurmountable. Funds raised will be used to license long forgotten film footage, pay post-production costs, and license the music required to tell this important American story.

Born out of the isolation of a ruggedly beautiful landscape, the Appalachian Mountains became a cultural crossroads where the influences of Jazz and Blues merged with the folk traditions of Scots-Irish immigrants to create an entirely unique American sound. Authentic and acoustic, Bluegrass culture has evolved and gone international, appealing to a desire in modern society to return to the roots and a way of life that is being lost.

The Porchlight Sessions is a finger pickin' and foot stompin' adventure through the evolution of the hillbilly sound. Told through the collective voice of the originators of style to contemporary mainstream acts and campground pickers, the film marks the first time the community has come together to tell the bluegrass story.

Support the bluegrass message, stay informed of our progress and upcoming PLS events near you, and enjoy a taste of some of the finest bluegrass you'll ever hear. With your support, we know that we can make The Porchlight Sessions the best film representation of bluegrass to date. The Porchlight Sessions Kickstarter Campaign is running through April 29. Follow the Porchlight Sessions and help spread the word.